PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Salvacion (ranked 6594 p4p, 24067 weight class) and Nicole Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Nicole Salvacion was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Salvacion
vs
Salvacion

175 cm
19
143
6 - 8 - 0

175 cm
19
143
6 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelly Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicole Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Kelly Salvacion looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nicole Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kelly Salvacion throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kelly Salvacion works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly Salvacion tries for a takedown but Nicole Salvacion circles away easily
and Nicole Salvacion counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelly Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly Salvacion changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nicole Salvacion tries to avoid it but Kelly Salvacion manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nicole Salvacion to the ground. Nicole Salvacion escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nicole Salvacion stuffs the takedown.
Nicole Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.
Nicole Salvacion takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nicole Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kelly Salvacion fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As Kelly Salvacion backs off Nicole Salvacion throws a huge counter combo but Kelly Salvacion manages to avoid it all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kelly Salvacion is defended easily by Nicole Salvacion.
Nicole Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.
Nicole Salvacion defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kelly Salvacion.
Nicole Salvacion counters with a body kick.
Nicole Salvacion shoots in looking for a takedown but Kelly Salvacion manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nicole Salvacion's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kelly Salvacion shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kelly Salvacion was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nicole Salvacion wants to control but Kelly Salvacion postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly Salvacion tries to stand but Nicole Salvacion is controlling his head.
Nicole Salvacion struggling a bit here.
Kelly Salvacion wants to stand but Nicole Salvacion has his arm trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kelly Salvacion stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Nicole Salvacion slaps away a takedown attempt from Kelly Salvacion, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nicole Salvacion replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kelly Salvacion blocks it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kelly Salvacion shoots in but Nicole Salvacion avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Nicole Salvacion misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kelly Salvacion will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kelly Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kelly Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt.
Nicole Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nicole Salvacion gets a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly Salvacion wants to get back to his feet.
Nicole Salvacion performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kelly Salvacion pushes Nicole Salvacion off but Nicole Salvacion dives into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nicole Salvacion controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly Salvacion can't do much from the bottom here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nicole Salvacion shoots in for a double leg but Kelly Salvacion sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nicole Salvacion shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kelly Salvacion sprawls well. Kelly Salvacion wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nicole Salvacion gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nicole Salvacion keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelly Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nicole Salvacion stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nicole Salvacion wants it to stay on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kelly Salvacion shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nicole Salvacion defends it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nicole Salvacion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kelly Salvacion shoots for a takedown but Nicole Salvacion saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kelly Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nicole Salvacion thows a body kick. Kelly Salvacion tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly Salvacion looks for a takedown but Nicole Salvacion sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelly Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt - Nicole Salvacion sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kelly Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt - Nicole Salvacion sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nicole Salvacion steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kelly Salvacion closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nicole Salvacion circles away.
Nicole Salvacion steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nicole Salvacion stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nicole Salvacion wants it to stay on the feet.
Kelly Salvacion dives in for a single leg takedown but Nicole Salvacion sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kelly Salvacion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly Salvacion is trying to pull guard but Nicole Salvacion turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kelly Salvacion lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nicole Salvacion or not.
Kelly Salvacion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly Salvacion tries to throw a body punch but Nicole Salvacion avoids it by throwing Kelly Salvacion back against the cage.
Kelly Salvacion missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Kelly Salvacion.
Kelly Salvacion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nicole Salvacion's elbow.
Kelly Salvacion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Kelly Salvacion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kelly Salvacion lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nicole Salvacion or not.
Kelly Salvacion is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nicole Salvacion has had enough of the clinch but Kelly Salvacion keeps him there for the moment.

Kelly Salvacion drags the fight down to the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nicole Salvacion is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nicole Salvacion.
I think Nicole Salvacion has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicole Salvacion!